There is buzz in Kunigal Taluk that is giving chicken eaters of the town the hiccups. Though there has been no study or no such cases have been brought to the notice of the Animal Husbandry Department, word has got around that the chicken in the poultry farms are fed alchohol to fatten them.

A new study conducted by Indian researchers from the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) found a high level of antibiotic resistant pathogens in chicken. They analysed samples from 530 birds amongst 18 farms to conduct tests that will reveal whether they were resistant to antibiotic medicines that were necessary to treat humans.

A new study by the CDDEP in 18 farms across six districts in Punjab reported high rates of resistant bacteria thanks to use of antibiotics in poultry farms – with broiler farms far outdoing the egg-laying ones.

Poultry prices are likely to decline by 20 per cent over the next six weeks due to expectations of weak consumer demand during the ongoing festival season.

After hitting recent highs, poultry prices have declined by up to 14 per cent during the last two weeks, following restoration of supply from major producers and a sharp increase in breeding activity across the country.

Hyderabad: Despite chicken being taken off from the GST purview, the new tax regime has taken its cost to an all-time high. The cause of the price hike is attributed to the input costs in raising the poultry.

Dressed chicken, which till recently cost around Rs 180 per kg, has now gone up to Rs 250 per kg. This is the highest price of chicken in the recent times. Industry sources say that the prices would not come down unless the maintenance costs are reduced, recent increase in the remunerative prices of soya and maize, used as poultry feed had put heavy burden on poultry farmers in nurturing the birds.

The chicken and eggs you eat could be contaminated with antibiotics, leading to drug resistance in your body, the Law Commission has warned citing studies.

The commission has now recommended that antibiotics, including coccidiostats, “shall not be administered” to broiler chickens and egg laying hens except under the supervision of a veterinarian.

In its report on poultry birds, the law panel has pointed out that it is also important that the feed used must be nutrient-rich and devoid of antibiotics as it affects the consumer food quality standard.

NEW DELHI: India has declared itself free from Bird Flu (highly pathogenic Avian Influenza - H5N1 and H5N8) and notified it to the World Organisation for Animal Health. The move will help it resume export of poultry products to the countries which had banned trade in such items early this year.

India had reported outbreaks of Avian Influenza at various epicentres in Delhi, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), Rajpura (Punjab), Hissar (Haryana), Bellary (Karnataka), Allappuzha and Kottayam (Kerala), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Daman (Daman) and Khordha and Angul in Odisha during October 2016 to February 2017.

KOCHI, JULY 5: Keralites are spending more on chickens despite the advent of GST, which virtually nullified VAT on poultry meat.

Despite placing broiler chicken under the zero tax category in the post GST regime, retail prices started moving northwards, touching ₹150 a kg after witnessing a drop of ₹11 a kg on July 1 followed by a ₹9 reduction on the subsequent day.

The Law Commission has advised the law ministry to impose stringent punishment for those transporting these fowls, especially chickens, by stuffing them in tiny cages. A Mail Today investigation in April found hens in several poultry farms kept in cramped metal "battery cages", violating standards specified in the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The birds are also often pumped with large amounts of antibiotics and eating the meat can make a consumer resistant to drugs and leave him or her vulnerable to diseases.

Officials associated with the poultry suggest that J&K has mostly managed to take care of its poultry requirements in last few years. In 2015-16, according to officials, J&K managed 640.95 lakh kilograms locally and only 174.34 lakh kgs were imported. This means J&K is managing almost three-fourth of its poultry requirements locally. Though it is being termed as slightly exaggerated, the larger reality is that the day old chick that actually grows into the table bird is solely being imported from the hatcheries in Punjab and Haryana.

India's poultry producers are posting record profits as feed costs have dropped to a five-year low and on rising chicken demand after cattle slaughtering restrictions were enacted in the majority Hindu country.

Poultry company profits should continue to rise as raw material costs are set to remain depressed and demand rises due to the political fight over cattle slaughtering in India, home to the world's biggest population of Hindus, who hold cows to be sacred, plays out in the courts.

Warangal: The ongoing sweltering heat has taken a toll on poultry industry. It is estimated that over 60 lakh poultry birds had perished in the two Telugu states. The heavy toll has spiraled skinless chicken prices from Rs 170 a kg to Rs 270, unheard of in the State's history.

Poultry owners rule out the prices coming down till the current wedding season is got over. The chicken sales plummeted with the increased prices of chicken. The traders say that they have never seen such a steep hike in the prices of chicken during their service.

INDIA - In what could bring an end to India’s lingering dispute with the US on restrictions on chicken imports, New Delhi has secured the establishment of a compliance panel at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

The panel will determine whether it has complied with a previous ruling faulting import prohibitions on poultry due to bird flu concerns.

Vijayawada: For the first time in recent years, the price of chicken increased to Rs.240 in Vijayawada city. Nearly two weeks ago, the chicken price was only Rs.170 a kg. However, with the rising of temperature levels up to 45 and 47 degrees in Krishna district, lakhs of birds died unable to bear the scorching heat.

Poultry farmers are also not able to supply the birds to the traders due to the deaths. On the other hand, the farmers are not able to protect the hapless birds and take measures to save the birds by arranging water coolers in the hot sheds

VISAKHAPATNAM: Along with the heat wave, non-veg lovers, particularly of chicken and egg, of Visakhapatnam district also face troubles with high prices of poultry products. In addition, shortage of stocks also became a headache for them on Sunday.

In fact, the unabated high temperatures is causing inconvenience to both the producers and the end users of the poultry industry.

Modern food processing methods adopted by the poultry industry are insufficient to produce Ready-To-Cook (RTC) products free of Salmonella infection, according to a study done by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). The study, conducted to screen branded RTC poultry products from Mumbai for the presence of the bacteria that causes food poisoning in humans, found the prevalence of Salmonella was higher (51 per cent) in chilled RTC poultry products compared to frozen RTC products (5 per cent). Forty-eight chilled and 39 frozen RTC poultry samples of four different brands were obtained from various supermarkets and departmental stores in Mumbai as part of the study. The frozen RTC samples of one brand were free of Salmonella.

With the harsh summer set to take a toll on the production of most agro-based commodities, prices of items such as eggs and chicken have shown a noticeable increase.April was a turbulent time for the poultry industry as the ban on alcohol had taken a toll on sale and consumption of chicken. The industry had recorded a 40 per cent dip in consumption due to the ban and prices had also nosedived in the first two weeks of April.

The cruel and unhygienic manner in which poultry birds, mainly chicken, are reared and transported across the country has come under the lens of the Law Commission.

Union minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi, who is also an animal rights activist, has recommended a relook at the various laws governing poultry birds. She has prompted the law ministry to ask the commission to submit a report based on "existing laws and international trends relating to housekeeping and transportation of poultry birds".

New Delhi: India is currently second fastest growing processed meat and poultry market globally with a CAGR of 22% as per a new research from global market intelligence agency.Mintel estimated Indonesia’s processed meat and poultry market reached a value of IDR 16 trillion in 2016, while India is estimated to have reached a value of INR 11 billion.Also, as per the report India is one of the fastest growing retail markets for processed fish and seafood globally, growing at a CAGR of 24.9% between 2011 and 2015, while Indonesia has seen a CAGR of 19.5%, with Turkey 11.8%, South Africa 11.2% and Russia 10.8% rounding out the top five growth markets.